Challenge

Cazzo Arena
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Gijsbert ter Kruimer kicked off to start the match. Arnout Reekers showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jim Lyons in the 3rd minute of the match. AC Cazzo's Orbay Başöz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lars Meesters in the 4th minute of play. In the 5th minute of the match Netherlands got a corner. AC Cazzo's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Gijsbert ter Kruimer ran over to the corner to take the kick. Wim Wilmes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Orbay Başöz having to interfere. Simone Marco could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 12th minute of the match, but Arnout Reekers made a huge save. Arnout Reekers showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jim Lyons, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. Arnout Reekers took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jim Lyons, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Orbay Başöz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wim Wilmes, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. In the 26th minute, one of Netherlands:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Netherlands. AC Cazzo's Orbay Başöz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 29th minute of play. In the 30th minute of the match Netherlands got a corner. AC Cazzo's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Gijsbert ter Kruimer ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on Netherlands's corner Gijsbert ter Kruimer fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Orbay Başöz quite easily take care of the ball. After a defensive mix-up in AC Cazzo's zone, Gijsbert ter Kruimer stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Orbay Başöz came out of the goal and Gijsbert ter Kruimer tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Jim Lyons was extremely unlucky when he, in the 36th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Orbay Başöz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gustaaf Groeneveldt, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Wim Wilmes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 45 minutes into the match, AC Cazzo's goal looked a bit too open when Wim Wilmes came free, but Orbay Başöz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 45 minutes of play, Netherlands's Wim Wilmes made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Orbay Başöz was left in no man's land by his defense there! When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-1.

In the 53rd minute Jim Lyons shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arnout Reekers saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 58 minutes into the game, Netherlands's Gustaaf Groeneveldt nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Orbay Başöz made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-3. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 62nd minute of play forced AC Cazzo's goalkeeper Orbay Başöz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Netherlands were awarded a corner in the 63th minute after AC Cazzo's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Gijsbert ter Kruimer took the corner. Arnout Reekers showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jim Lyons in the 64th minute of the match. After some careless play in the AC Cazzo defense, Gustaaf Groeneveldt kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Orbay Başöz. The AC Cazzo fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Orbay Başöz should have stopped the shot. Lars Meesters hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. Netherlands's Arnout Reekers played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Simone Marco in the 72nd minute of play. Simone Marco sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Wim Wilmes blasted a shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Orbay Başöz having to make a save. David Eikelkamp kicked well hit freekick during the 88th minute of the match. AC Cazzo's Işıkalp Safa was substituted for Sertel Sadreddin. After 90 played minutes Netherlands got a freekick which was hit by David Eikelkamp. After 90 played minutes, AC Cazzo's Carel Kik shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Arnout Reekers came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in AC Cazzo reached it. Arnout Reekers didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Işıkalp Safa went, in the 93rd minute, to the upper right corner, 3-4 was the resulting score. In the 96thth minute of the game Işıkalp Safa who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Netherlands's Arnout Reekers was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Netherlands's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.